Question

He got to the station early,____________ missing his train.

A. in case of
B. instead of
C. for fear of
D. in search of

Answer 1

答案C
考逻辑和短语介词。合理句意应是：害怕／为免于误了火车，他早早到了车站。“in case of”是“万一、一旦出现……情况”。“instead of”是“代替、而不”。“in search of”是“寻找、搜寻”，均不合题意。“for fear of”是“担心／害怕／为免于出现某种情况”的意思，最合句意。